It had scared the hell out of him, as he was walking toward Clayton's office, to see the sudden shadow appearing in the doorway.

A sudden shadow was the first indication of trouble.

A sudden shadow obscured the page; I closed the book and looked up.

The floor shook with giant footfalls, a sudden shadow, the agony of death.

Lost myself in the sudden shadows and stumbled over a stone.

A minute passed and then a sudden shadow fell across the pane.

A sudden shadow darkened the darkness, cutting a black swath across the stars.

The figure appeared behind the man-at-arms like a sudden shadow.

He thought for a moment that he had startled her, but it might only have been a sudden shadow as she moved.

I thought a sudden shadow crossed her face, but then she smiled again.